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akots · 16-07-2004, 20:00

Got it there. At work atm, so will play later.

It does not mean that you have to have a virus. It is just that somebody sometime ago from that particular domain has sent something suspicious. Hence, they are checking messages and placing them in junk folder or even returning undelivered. Never mind.

anarres · 16-07-2004, 20:09

Well, my domain is civ3duelzone.com, so it isn't that either.

My ISP (ntl) is probably allowing open relays on their servers so they can get used for spam...

akots · 16-07-2004, 21:20

Certainly, it has nothing to do with CDZ domain but has something to do with your ISP which is ntlworld or even with their mail soft which is InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 or your Outlook IMO Build 9.0.2416 which looks up to date to me.

You'll never know... They've got Kaspersky antispam as well.

OPD · 16-07-2004, 21:38

Annares, being a techie, have you heard much about gmail?

akots · 06-01-2005, 03:15

Since I retired from CFC IDG-2 turnplaying, I'm looking for a 1x1 no-AI PBEM. Tiny map either pangea or continents with balanced civs.

grs · 06-01-2005, 11:36

I am not sure I am good enough in PBEM yet, but I would give it a try if you like. Which other settings (barbs, level, geo) do you have in mind?

akots · 06-01-2005, 12:26

I'm also not so sure.

Barbs: no goodie huts, otherwise anything, better raging or none.

Level: not so important since there is no AI, Emperor is OK imo. Otherwise, on tiny map, there is too little production and hence too few units and too much depends on pRNG. If wanted, possible to tweak the tech rate to make it slower. Or faster may be.

Georgaphy: Continents (no safe passage till Navigation) or Pangea (bloodbath prior to middle ages).

It is possible not to allow wars intil certain period of time or tech discovered.

grs · 06-01-2005, 14:08

Ok, taken from your options I propose: barbs raging seems to random to me, so I would either like them lower or as you proposed none. Emperor level is ok for tech speed. I would prefer the Pangea bloodbath over the "lets build up till navigation" Continents.

About civ choice: How about we both (secretely) send our prefered choice to the mapmaker? Maybe send 2 choices, so if we both chose the same first, we both get the second?

akots · 06-01-2005, 19:40

OK then, Pangea bloodbath without barbarians. We better pick up the civs openly for balance. For example, there is no balance for Iro or Aztec. May be they balance each other?

Even Celts is no match for both. On the other hand, Celts are rather balanced with the Zulu. And seems that there is also a possibility of "no traits and no UU at all" like Rik and Beam are playing. Also, it is rather difficult to balance agri trait. I would try Egypt but what if there are lots of jungle and mountain passes on the choke (if there is any)? This would render WChariots essentially useless. It is really more complicated than it seems. Why don't you try to pick something and I will try to balance it with my counter-choice? You then can have an option to accept or selec another civ and we continue until we both agree.

grs · 07-01-2005, 11:24

Ok, given that I would like to try the Maya.

16-07-2004, 20:00	#31
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Got it there. At work atm, so will play later. It does not mean that you have to have a virus. It is just that somebody sometime ago from that particular domain has sent something suspicious. Hence, they are checking messages and placing them in junk folder or even returning undelivered. Never mind. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

16-07-2004, 20:09	#32
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	Well, my domain is civ3duelzone.com, so it isn't that either. My ISP (ntl) is probably allowing open relays on their servers so they can get used for spam... __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

16-07-2004, 21:20	#33
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Certainly, it has nothing to do with CDZ domain but has something to do with your ISP which is ntlworld or even with their mail soft which is InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 or your Outlook IMO Build 9.0.2416 which looks up to date to me. You'll never know... They've got Kaspersky antispam as well. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

06-01-2005, 03:15	#35
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Since I retired from CFC IDG-2 turnplaying, I'm looking for a 1x1 no-AI PBEM. Tiny map either pangea or continents with balanced civs. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

06-01-2005, 11:36	#36
grs The Nameless One Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 1,449	I am not sure I am good enough in PBEM yet, but I would give it a try if you like. Which other settings (barbs, level, geo) do you have in mind? __________________ grs / Grookshank

16-07-2004, 21:38	#34
OPD Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 128	Annares, being a techie, have you heard much about gmail?

06-01-2005, 12:26	#37
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	I'm also not so sure. Barbs: no goodie huts, otherwise anything, better raging or none. Level: not so important since there is no AI, Emperor is OK imo. Otherwise, on tiny map, there is too little production and hence too few units and too much depends on pRNG. If wanted, possible to tweak the tech rate to make it slower. Or faster may be. Georgaphy: Continents (no safe passage till Navigation) or Pangea (bloodbath prior to middle ages). It is possible not to allow wars intil certain period of time or tech discovered. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

06-01-2005, 14:08	#38
grs The Nameless One Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 1,449	Ok, taken from your options I propose: barbs raging seems to random to me, so I would either like them lower or as you proposed none. Emperor level is ok for tech speed. I would prefer the Pangea bloodbath over the "lets build up till navigation" Continents. About civ choice: How about we both (secretely) send our prefered choice to the mapmaker? Maybe send 2 choices, so if we both chose the same first, we both get the second? __________________ grs / Grookshank

06-01-2005, 19:40	#39
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	OK then, Pangea bloodbath without barbarians. We better pick up the civs openly for balance. For example, there is no balance for Iro or Aztec. May be they balance each other? Even Celts is no match for both. On the other hand, Celts are rather balanced with the Zulu. And seems that there is also a possibility of "no traits and no UU at all" like Rik and Beam are playing. Also, it is rather difficult to balance agri trait. I would try Egypt but what if there are lots of jungle and mountain passes on the choke (if there is any)? This would render WChariots essentially useless. It is really more complicated than it seems. Why don't you try to pick something and I will try to balance it with my counter-choice? You then can have an option to accept or selec another civ and we continue until we both agree. __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

07-01-2005, 11:24	#40
grs The Nameless One Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 1,449	Ok, given that I would like to try the Maya. __________________ grs / Grookshank